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Fujimi 1/24 McLaren MP4-12C – 2011 Macau Grand Prix

by Richard Bungay on February 16, 2020 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

This was one of my first car kits. I used Studio27 Carbon decals which are always a challenge. They are great decals but you have to work them hard for them to conform. I use Solvaset which is pretty strong but it takes a lot and I use a [...]

JMSDF Ise DDH-182 (1/350 Fujimi)

by Anthony Alvear on February 15, 2020 · in Ships · 7 ≡

Well Finally, after more than 1 year, and 310 hours of work finished the Ship ISE, a model is good but it has many flaws in details, to which many improvements were added…Plastruct styrene sheet, Rod,strip…, Generic PE from Tetra [...]

1/48 Italeri F7F-3 Tigercat

by David Kopielski on February 15, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The F7F-3 Tigercat is a sleek looking aircraft that was built and entered service very late in world war II and also utilized in the Korean war. This 1/48 Italeri kit was a nice build but required a base to have it sit on the landing gear [...]

Yom Kippur War...1/48 Douglas A-4E Ayit, Israeli Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on February 15, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Back in 2016/17 my father built a fully loaded Israeli hotrod too as adversary for the Iraqi Su-7. Like with the Fitter, also took some new pics to pay tribute to my dad´s model. Hasegawa kit (VA-55 A-4E/F), decal sheets for Ayits are no [...]

Omega Models 1/48 I-207-3 (aircraft designers Borovkov and Florov, 1939)

by Maxim Bylkin on February 15, 2020 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Hello! This time I present a model of the Soviet experimental I-207 aircraft from Omega Models. The plane did not go into the series, because the era of biplanes was already drawing to a close. (Caliber bombs under the wing by the way [...]

Short and Long Range Radio Antennas in IJN I-400 Submarines

by David R Firbank on February 15, 2020 · in Ships · 1 ≡

There are very few photos of these types of antennas, and most show different styles that are not on the same subs. Some are actual photos with one style and others are artists conceptions of others that may be. So, the big question are [...]

Exciting News from AirCorps Library

by James B Robinson on February 15, 2020 · in News · 5 ≡

I've been a subscriber to AirCorps Library for a few year now. I've been able to get several manuals for the CAF SB2C-5 Helldiver and a few other aircraft. They've had drawings in the past, but this is a WHOLE new chapter in their [...]

Tamiya 1/32 P-51D Mustang

by Richard Bungay on February 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is an awesome kit. It is extremely easy to build and very detailed. I used Eagle Cals decals and Alclad II metal paint. I also added Eduard PE USAF seatbelts (32506) Eduard resin wheels (EDU632015). All my models can be viewed [...]

Sherman"Fury"

by jean luc on February 14, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 2 ≡

1/48th Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - update

by Thomas Probert on February 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Evening all, It's been a while since I posted and update on this project. Since last time I've scratch-built the main flap structure. More often than not B-52s are parked flaps-down so I thought I'd do the same with mine. These were made [...]